Pat Curcio, Vice President & Program Officer, Health

Pat Curcio was Kenneth Rainin’s assistant for a number of years up until he passed away in 2007. During that time, the skills and knowledge she gained from working for Mr. Rainin laid the initial ground work for stepping into her Foundation role as Vice President and Program Officer, Health. In addition, because Mr. Rainin himself suffered greatly from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Pat was able to see firsthand the devastating effects of this terrible disease and is dedicated and committed to helping the Foundation in its efforts to find a cure for IBD.

Previously, Ms. Curcio played a key foundation staff role when working with a well-known San Francisco Bay Area family for eight years. By working closely with respective Board Members, she was able to help them navigate their three Bay Area foundations by organizing Board meetings, performing site visits, conducting extensive research, writing summary reports and making recommendations.

On the non-profit side, Pat’s background includes being an advocate for special needs children and adults. Her fundraising experience has benefitted several local East Bay non-profit organizations that support the special needs community (AlaCosta Center, Berkeley Way and Camping Unlimited). Through her dedication and commitment to helping others, Pat has been able to bring community awareness to these local non-profit organizations for special needs children and adults. Through her extensive volunteer efforts, people/organizational skills, each non-profit has become more visible within the community, and thus paved the way for community outreach and support. In addition, by introducing and procuring self-sustaining fundraising efforts to these organizations, they have been able to thrive and grow.

Shelley Trott, Program Officer, Arts

Shelley Trott has worked as a performer and advocate in the arts for over 20 years in many capacities: dancer, choreographer, producer, arts administrator, fundraiser, teacher and filmmaker. She co-founded Rapt Productions with Austin Forbord in 1997, a multifaceted organization joining a performance group and a film company whose primary focus was the creation and documentation of dance. Rapt continues to be the premier documentarian of dance in the SF Bay Area. Ms. Trott’s choreography has been presented in numerous festivals and been nominated for two Isadora Duncan Dance Awards. In 1999, Ms. Trott designed a funding program to help small and mid-size dance companies achieve long-term sustainability and success.

Ms. Trott’s filmmaking credits include dance films and documentaries, most notably, Artists in Exile: a Story of Modern Dance in San Francisco. She currently co-directs the annual Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival in Alameda, CA.

Ms. Trott earned a BA in dance from Wesleyan University and an MFA in performance and choreography from California Institute of the Arts. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of KUNST-STOFF, a cutting-edge contemporary dance company in San Francisco.